Mark Teixeira Injures Calf

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Mark Teixeira Injures Calf

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira suffered a strained calf in the 4th inning causing him to leave them game after scoring on a base hit by Russell Martin.

The injury was diagnosed as a grade 1 calf strain the same injury that caused Derek Jeter to miss 3 weeks last year. The Yankees are expecting Teixeira to miss around 1-2 weeks which will be a big blow to a lineup that is already missing Alex Rodriguez.

"I don't know; It could be as little as a week," said Teixeira, whose calf was wrapped in the locker room. "Or it could be two weeks, but I don't really know."

The Yankees will have options to fill in for Teixeira at first, as Nick Swisher, Eric Chavez, Casey McGehee, and newly reacquired Steve Pearce can all play the position giving Girardi some options.

Mark Teixeira was hitting .255 with 23 homeruns, and 81 RBIs batting mostly in the cleanup spot for the Yankees.

The Yankees will be entering a tough spot in their schedule with lots of important division games, and will try to hold on to their slim 3.5 game lead over the Orioles while they try to get healthy.

Kuroda Dominates Rangers

Yankees vs. Rangers Post Game Recap 8/14

The Yankees were able to pull off their second straight win over the Texas Rangers behind a great start from Kuroda winning 3-0.

Hiroki Kuroda was sensational against the best lineup in baseball earning his 11th win of the season. Kuroda threw a complete game shutout while only allowing two hits, two walks, and getting five strikeouts.

Derek Jeter had another multi-hit game going 2 for 4 with a run scored, and now has 156 hits on the season leading the AL.

In a scoreless game Nick Swisher came thru in the 7th with a two-run homerun off Alexi Ogando for his 16th of the season.

Mark Teixeira followed Swisher with a solo homerun for his 23rd of the season, and hit his 25th double of the season earlier in the game.

Third baseman Casey McGehee is looking like a nice pickup filling in for Alex Rodriguez on days when Chavez needs rest, as McGehee went 2 for 4 in the game.

Yankees will look to keep it rolling against the Rangers, as Freddy Garcia (6-7, 4.64) will face Scott Feldman (7-6, 4.92).

Yankees Win Fourth Straight

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Yankees vs. Blue Jays Post Game Recap 8/11

The Yankees were able to make it four straight wins on the road trip by beating the Blue Jays 5-2.

Ivan Nova who has been awful since the All-Star break may have found his old self in picking up his 11th win of the season. Nova was able to go 7.2 innings allowing five hits, one walk, and two runs. The biggest thing for Nova in this start was he located his slider and curveball using them both to get 9 of his 10 strikeouts.

The final five outs went smoothly for the Yankees, as Robertson got the final two outs in the 8th, and Soriano pitched a 1-2-3 9th to earn his 28th save of the year.

Derek Jeter with another multi-hit game going 2 for 5 was able to reach the 150 hit mark for the season, and also knocked in 35th RBI.

Casey McGehee had his best game in pinstripes going 2 for 4 while hitting a three-run homerun in the 4th inning, and scoring a run in the 6th inning.

Catcher Chris Stewart continues to hit when he plays going 1 for 4 hitting his 7th double of the season.

Yankees will look for the sweep over the Blue Jays, as Phil Hughes (11-9, 4.10) will face J.A. Happ (0-1, 6.35).

Yankees Avoid the Sweep

Yankees vs Orioles Post Game Recap 8/1

The Yankees were able to avoid the sweep at the hands of the Orioles, by winning Wednesdays matinee 12-3, and snapping their four game losing streak.

Phil Hughes was able to bend but not break in picking up 11^th win of the season. Hughes allowed nine hits, two walks, but only one earned run while striking out two batters.

Yankees fans got to see a familiar face as fan favorite Joba Chamberlain pitched for the first time in the majors in over a year. Joba however didn’t look very good on the mound in his return giving up four hits, two walks, and two earned runs including a solo shot to J.J Hardy on the second pitch he threw.

Captain Derek Jeter had a big day in the lead-off spot going 3 for 4 with a run scored, and three RBIs.

Curtis Granderson also played a very good game going 2 for 5 including hitting his 29^th home run of the season in the first inning.

Nick Swisher saw himself in the middle of the order batting in three hole, and produced going 2 for 4 scoring two runs, knocking in a RBI, and hit his 24^th double of the season.

Second baseman Robinson Cano provided the big hit of the game in the third inning hitting a Grand Slam off Kevin Gregg for his 24^th homerun of the season, and now has 62 RBIs.

Casey McGehee got his first start in pinstripes filling in for Mark Teixeira at first, and did a pretty good job at the plate drawing two walks, scoring two runs, and had two RBIs.

Jayson Nix got the start against the lefty Zach Britton, and was able to have himself a nice game in the bottom of the order going 3 for 4 with an RBI, and two runs scored.

The Yankees will be off on Thursday, and then will host the Mariners at home on Friday with C.C Sabathia (10-4, 3.57) and Kevin Millwood (4-8, 3.90) on the mound.

Joba Chamberlain Set to Return

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Joba Chamberlain Set to Return

The New York Yankees have activated releiver Joba Chamberlain before Tuesdays game with the Baltimore Orioles.

The Yankees traded Chad Qualls for Casey McGehee at the trade deadline with the intention of bring Joba back to fill his spot in the bullpen. Joba hasnt pitched in the majors since June of 2011 due to various injuries. Chamberlain since then has had Thommy John surgery, an appendectomy, dislocated ankle, and torn MCL.

Chamberlain has been very good in the rehab appearances going nine and a third innings with only a 0.96 ERA in seven appearances. Joba has been lighting up the radar gun in the minors and will be looking to duplicate his great pitching from the 2007 playoff run.

Yankees Trade for Casey McGehee

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Yankees Trade for Casey McGehee at Deadline

The New York Yankees didn’t do anything major at the trade deadline, but they did fill a need getting Casey McGehee to fill in at first and third base for the injured Alex Rodriguez, and Mark Teixeira. The price wasn’t very high for McGehee, as Chad Qualls was sent to the Pirates for him. This move seems like a good one as with the return of Joba Qualls would have been off the major league roster soon anyways.

Casey McGehee's best season came in 2010 with the Milwaukee Brewers when McGehee hit .285 with 23 homeruns and 104 RBIs. Casey however has not been very good in the season and a half since then, as this year with the Pirates he is hitting .230 with 8 homeruns, and 35 RBIs.

The big talk of the day was about Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster who the Yankees emerged as a possible suitor for Dempster, with Dempster agreeing if traded that he would go to New York with his 10-5 rights. Dempster ended up going to Texas leaving the Yankees only move of the day being the McGehee trade, but the Yankees big move was for Ichiro a week ago which shouldn’t be forgotten.